sear

Adjective
  1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture (synset 302564004)
    "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
    referred to in: botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period
    similar to: dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
    same as: dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
Verb
  1. Make very hot and dry (synset 200378386)
    "The heat scorched the countryside"
    is a type of: heat, heat up - make hot or hotter
    subtypes: sizzle - burn or sear with a sizzling sound
    same as: scorch
  2. Become superficially burned (synset 200583820)
    "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
    is a type of: burn, combust - undergo combustion
    same as: scorch, singe
  3. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color (synset 200380111)
    "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: burn - damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
    subtypes: singe, swinge - burn superficially or lightly
    same as: blacken, char, scorch
  4. Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat (synset 200218756)
    "The sun parched the earth"
    is a type of: dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry
    same as: parch

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